Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra & Volker Hartung - Strauss: Waltz in Vienna (2019) [Official Digital Download]

For more than 20 years, the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra has been presenting its audience with a cheerful and at the same time reflective program from the rich repertoire of the Strauss dynasty and its contemporaries at the turn of the year. Under its umbrella, a unique platform has emerged that gives young professionals the ever-less-rare opportunity to participate in exceptional concert projects beyond the limits of their studies and professional life.

Born in Cologne, Volker Hartung began learning the violin and viola at the age of nine. He was Principal Violist in the Klassische Philharmonie in Bonn from 1974 to 1980 and in the Rhenish Chamber Orchestra in Cologne. American scholarships enabled Hartung to study viola and conducting at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City with Ivan Galamian, Joseph Gingold, Margaret Pardee and the Juilliard Quartet from 1980 to 1982.

Volker Hartung has been Principal Conductor of the Junge Philharmonie Köln since 1986 and has appeared with the Orchestra at numerous International Music Festivals and concert tours throughout the world.

Tracklist:
1. Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 (Version for Orchestra) 06:22
2. Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture 07:52
3. Die Fledermaus: Overture 08:05
4. Champagner-Polka, Op. 211 02:31
5. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 02:37
6. An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 09:39
7. Wein, Weib und Gesang!, Op. 333 05:37
8. Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 07:22
9. Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz" 02:35
10. Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 10:42
11. Unter Donner und Blitz, Polka, Op. 324 02:54
12. Radetzky March, Op. 228 02:22